2 chidren are at the ends of ironpipe. One of them strikes theend of the iron pipe with a stone.find the ratio of time taken by the sound waves in air and in iron to reach the other child. (speed of sound in air = 330 m/s , speed of sound in iron =5200 m/s.)
PLS, COULD ANY ONE EXPLAIN THIS !!
Let the length of the rod be l.
Time taken by sound wave to cover distance l in air is,
Time = Distance/ Speed
t = l / 330 ...(i)
Time taken by sound wave to cover distance l in iron rod,
Time = Distance/ Speed
t' = l / 5200 ...(ii)
Therefore,
t/t' = 5200 / 330 = 15.76